Best James S.A. Corey Audiobooks
Where to Start with James S.A. Corey
- Best entry point → Leviathan Wakes
- Start the Captive's War series → The Mercy of Gods
- Underrated but highly rated → Tiamat's Wrath
- What fans keep coming back to → Caliban's War
- Best narrator for James S.A. Corey → Abaddon's Gate
- Highest rated by listeners → Nemesis Games (The Expanse #5)
Best James S.A. Corey Audiobooks
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Tiamat's Wrath
The Expanse • Book 8
Narrated by Jefferson Mays
★ 4.79 ABR Score (105.0K ratings)★ 4.57 Goodreads (83.1K) ★ 4.88 Audible (21.8K)19h 8m listening time • Released 2019 - 2
Caliban's War
The Expanse • Book 2
Narrated by Jefferson Mays
★ 4.72 ABR Score (210.6K ratings)★ 4.39 Goodreads (185.8K) ★ 4.86 Audible (24.8K)Jefferson Mays makes every faction and alien threat feel viscerally real—this is space opera that grabs you by the throat and doesn't let go until the final reveal.
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Nemesis Games
The Expanse • Book 5
Narrated by Jefferson Mays
★ 4.69 ABR Score (142.8K ratings)★ 4.45 Goodreads (116.9K) ★ 4.8 Audible (25.9K)18h 6m listening time • Released 2015 - 4
Leviathan Wakes
The Expanse • Book 1
Narrated by Jefferson Mays
★ 4.63 ABR Score (358.0K ratings)★ 4.31 Goodreads (324.2K) ★ 4.75 Audible (33.8K)20h 56m listening time • Released 2017Jefferson Mays makes this sprawling space opera sing—his sharp narration cuts through complex plotting and turns a hard-boiled detective mystery colliding with interplanetary intrigue into genuinely unputdownable listening.
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Persepolis Rising
The Expanse • Book 7
Narrated by Jefferson Mays
★ 4.63 ABR Score (109.1K ratings)★ 4.38 Goodreads (88.5K) ★ 4.78 Audible (20.6K)20h 34m listening time • Released 2017 - 6
Abaddon's Gate
The Expanse • Book 3
Narrated by Jefferson Mays
★ 4.61 ABR Score (174.8K ratings)★ 4.28 Goodreads (156.9K) ★ 4.8 Audible (18.0K)19h 42m listening time • Released 2018Jefferson Mays elevates this sprawling space opera into something genuinely immersive—his control over multiple factions and voices makes the political intrigue feel lived-in rather than expository.
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Babylon’s Ashes
The Expanse • Book 6
Narrated by Jefferson Mays
★ 4.54 ABR Score (122.9K ratings)★ 4.26 Goodreads (100.4K) ★ 4.72 Audible (22.6K)19h 58m listening time • Released 2016 - 8
Cibola Burn
The Expanse • Book 4
Narrated by Jefferson Mays
★ 4.51 ABR Score (156.7K ratings)★ 4.23 Goodreads (129.8K) ★ 4.68 Audible (26.9K)20h 7m listening time • Released 2014 - 9
The Mercy of Gods
Captive's War • Book 1
Narrated by Jefferson Mays
★ 4.31 ABR Score (4.2K ratings)★ 4.54 Audible (4.2K)14h 54m listening time • Released 2024 - 10
Calibans Krieg
The Expanse • Book 2
Narrated by Matthias Lühn
★ 4.03 ABR Score (185.8K ratings)★ 4.39 Goodreads (185.8K) ★ 3.5 Audible (4)22h 19m listening time • Released 2018 - 11
Abaddon's Gate. La fuga
The Expanse • Book 3
by James S.A. Corey, Stefano Andrea Cresti
Narrated by Riccardo Ricobello
★ 4.01 ABR Score (156.9K ratings)★ 4.28 Goodreads (156.9K) ★ 4.8 Audible (5)19h 7m listening time • Released 2018 - 12
Gods of Risk
The Expanse • Book 2
Narrated by Jefferson Mays
★ 3.98 ABR Score (26.5K ratings)★ 3.74 Goodreads (26.1K) ★ 4.6 Audible (403)2h 20m listening time • Released 2021 - 13
Caliban - La guerra
The Expanse • Book 2
Narrated by Riccardo Ricobello
★ 3.65 ABR Score (7 ratings)★ 4.57 Audible (7)20h 49m listening time • Released 2018